Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of 70 events, 35 for men and 35 for women.

Athletics
at the III Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Dates5–13 November 1968
Competitors423 from 26 nations

Participating nations

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)16111643
2 Israel (ISR)*9111232
3 Argentina (ARG)98825
4 Australia (AUS)77519
5 South Africa (RSA)57416
6 Great Britain (GBR)55414
7 Italy (ITA)54514
8 Canada (CAN)54312
9 West Germany (FRG)35210
10 Jamaica (JAM)2002
11 Japan (JPN)1258
12 Rhodesia (RHO)1124
13 New Zealand (NZL)1113
14 France (FRA)1001
15 Austria (AUT)0426
16 Ireland (IRL)0011
Totals (16 nations)707070210

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash A
Patterson
 Canada
Walter Hertle
 West Germany
Mitsuaki Sakonju
 Japan
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash B
Wilson
 Canada
Hans Jung
 West Germany
Bourne
 Canada
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash C
Ariel Roman
 United States
Walter Dann
 Canada
Richard Feltes
 United States
100 m wheelchair A
Gary Hooper
 Australia
Bruno Moretti
 Australia
Dick Thompson
 Great Britain
100 m wheelchair B
Kevin Munro
 Australia
David Williamson
 United States
Johann Schuhbauer
 West Germany
100 m wheelchair C
Gary Odorowski
 United States
Denver Branum
 United States
Taketoshi Miyazawa
 Japan
4×40 m relay open
 United States (USA)
Denver Branum
Chess
Gary Odorowski
Ariel Roman
 Australia (AUS)
Gary Hooper
John Martin
Bruno Moretti
Kevin Munro
 Argentina (ARG)
Carlos Carranza
Jorge Diz
Hugo Loto
Bautista Rubio
Club throw A
Vic Renalson
 Australia
Daniel Erasmus
 South Africa
Antonio Arizzi
 Italy
Club throw B
Eugene Reimer
 Canada
David Williamson
 United States
Nel
 South Africa
Club throw C
H. Smith
 United States
Germano Pecchenino
 Italy
Emilio Porto
 Italy
Club throw D
Roberto Marson
 Italy
Neault
 Canada
Horst Gotthelf
 West Germany
Club throw special class
Ed Owen
 United States
Jorge Diz
 Argentina
Cameron
 United States
Discus throw A
Vic Renalson
 Australia
Daniel Erasmus
 South Africa
Antonio Arizzi
 Italy
Discus throw B
Eugene Reimer
 Canada
Germishuizen
 South Africa
J. Meyer
 South Africa
Discus throw C
Yitzhak Galitzki
 Israel
H. Smith
 United States
Arballo
 United States
Discus throw D
Roberto Marson
 Italy
Israel Even-Sahav
 Israel
Amnon Weiss
 Israel
Discus throw special class
Ed Owen
 United States
Demorest
 United States
Miguel Ángel González
 Argentina
Javelin throw A
Daniel Erasmus
 South Africa
Vic Renalson
 Australia
Dick Thompson
 Great Britain
Javelin throw B
David Williamson
 United States
Eugene Reimer
 Canada
J. Meyer
 South Africa
Javelin throw C
Johann Schuhbauer
 West Germany
Germano Pecchenino
 Italy
Reno Levis
 United States
Javelin throw D
Roberto Marson
 Italy
Russ Scott
 Great Britain
Amnon Weiss
 Israel
Javelin throw special class
Miguel Ángel González
 Argentina
Cameron
 United States
Ed Owen
 United States
Precision javelin throw open
Vincent Excell
 Jamaica
Engelbert Rangger
 Austria
Reno Levis
 United States
Shot put A
Daniel Erasmus
 South Africa
Goll
 Austria
Vic Renalson
 Australia
Shot put B
J. Meyer
 South Africa
Gary Hooper
 Australia
Germishuizen
 South Africa
Shot put C
Benincasa
 Italy
Johann Schuhbauer
 West Germany
Leonard Chrysler
 United States
Shot put D
Horst Gotthelf
 West Germany
Amnon Weiss
 Israel
Roberto Marson
 Italy
Shot put special class
Ed Owen
 United States
Miguel Ángel González
 Argentina
Jorge Diz
 Argentina
Slalom A
Bruno Moretti
 Australia
Bill Mather-Brown
 Australia
Mitsuaki Sakonju
 Japan
Slalom B
Robert McIntyre
 Australia
John Martin
 Australia
Makio Suga
 Japan
Slalom C
Hisashi Furukawa
 Japan
Mikio Egawa
 Japan
Teruyoshi Tsuchiya
 Japan
Slalom cervical class
Allan McLucas
 Australia
Gianino
 United States
Dunn
 United States
Pentathlon complete
Johann Schuhbauer
 West Germany
Heinz Simon
 West Germany
Leslie Manson-Bishop
 Rhodesia
Pentathlon incomplete
H. Smith
 United States
Clark
 Great Britain
Tommy Taylor
 Great Britain
Pentathlon special class
Ed Owen
 United States
Denver Branum
 United States
Jorge Diz
 Argentina

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash A
Thibaut
 France
Dina Galindez
 Argentina
Lorraine Dodd
 Australia
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash B
Binns
 Canada
Janet Swann
 Great Britain
Batia Shviki
 Israel
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash C
Batia Mishani
 Israel
Karin Sammerhofer
 Austria
Geula Siri
 Israel
60 m wheelchair A
Carol Geisse
 United States
Kirn
 United States
Cornett
 United States
60 m wheelchair B
Valerie Forder
 Great Britain
Neora Even-Sahav
 Israel
Ora Goldstein
 Israel
60 m wheelchair C
Carol Bryant
 Great Britain
Jo Ann Keyser
 United States
Daphne Hilton
 Australia
4×40 m relay open
 United States (USA)
Ella Chafee
Carol Giesse
Jo Ann Keyser
Linda Stratman
 Israel (ISR)
Neora Even-Sahav
Batia Mishani
Shoshana Sharabi
Geula Siri
 Argentina (ARG)
Silvia Cochetti
Amelia Mier
Susana Olarte
Noemi Tortul
Club throw A
Dina Galindez
 Argentina
Maggie Marr
 Great Britain
Kirn
 United States
Club throw B
Hattingh
 South Africa
Noemi Tortul
 Argentina
Gabriella Monaco
 Italy
Club throw C
Susana Olarte
 Argentina
Le Roux
 South Africa
Seeley
 Canada
Club throw D
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
 Israel
Batia Mishani
 Israel
Shoshana Sharabi
 Israel
Club throw special class
Malka Halfon
 Israel
Silvia Cochetti
 Argentina
Geula Siri
 Israel
Discus throw A
Dina Galindez
 Argentina
Maggie Marr
 Great Britain
Kirn
 United States
Discus throw B
Hattingh
 South Africa
Noemi Tortul
 Argentina
Bindley
 United States
Discus throw C
Susana Olarte
 Argentina
Le Roux
 South Africa
Eve M. Rimmer
 New Zealand
Discus throw D
Irene Monaco
 Italy
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
 Israel
Ruth Biton
 Israel
Discus throw special class
Silvia Cochetti
 Argentina
Malka Halfon
 Israel
Geula Siri
 Israel
Javelin throw A
Kirn
 United States
Ingrid Voboril
 Austria
Galindez
 Argentina
Javelin throw B
Rosalie Hixson
 United States
Hattingh
 South Africa
Noemi Tortul
 Argentina
Javelin throw C
Eve M. Rimmer
 New Zealand
Gesina Smit
 Rhodesia
Seeley
 Canada
Javelin throw D
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
 Israel
Batia Mishani
 Israel
Karin Sammerhofer
 Austria
Javelin throw special class
Malka Halfon
 Israel
Geula Siri
 Israel
Silvia Cochetti
 Argentina
Precision javelin throw open
Baracatt
 Jamaica
Silvana Martino
 Italy
Rosalie Hixson
 United States
Shot put A
Kirn
 United States
Dina Galindez
 Argentina
Ingrid Voboril
 Austria
Shot put B
Jacqueline Thompson
 Rhodesia
Hattingh
 South Africa
Rosalie Hixson
 United States
Shot put C
Susana Olarte
 Argentina
Eve M. Rimmer
 New Zealand
Ora Goldstein
 Israel
Shot put D
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
 Israel
Batia Mishani
 Israel
Avril Davis
 Rhodesia
Shot put special class
Silvia Cochetti
 Argentina
Malka Halfon
 Israel
Geula Siri
 Israel
Slalom A
Carol Giesse
 United States
Lorraine Dodd
 Australia
Cornett
 United States
Slalom B
Batia Shviki
 Israel
Binns
 Canada
Neora Even-Sahav
 Israel
Slalom C
Carol Bryant
 Great Britain
Kayoko Arai
 Japan
Marion O'Brien
 Australia
Slalom cervical class
Susana Masciotra
 Argentina
Gurman
 United States
Rosaleen Gallagher
 Ireland
Pentathlon complete
Valerie Forder
 Great Britain
Elena Monaco
 Italy
Cornett
 United States
Pentathlon incomplete
Margaret Gibbs
 Great Britain
Marga Floer
 West Germany
Carol Bryant
 Great Britain
Pentathlon special class
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
 Israel
Silvia Cochetti
 Argentina
Daphne Hilton
 Australia

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